Post issues

[RobAus]

Hi,
I've currently got the following code:

        echo "<form name=\"AdminStuff\" action=\"newPost.php\" method=\"POST\">\n";
        echo "<div class=\"hr\"> <hr /> </div>\n";
        echo "<h1>" . $heading . "</h1>\n";
        echo "<p>" . $content . "</p>\n";
        echo "<span class=\"postinfo\"> Posted by " . $poster . " on " . $date . "\n";

        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"heading\" value=\"$heading\">\n";
        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"content\" value=\"$content\">\n";
        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postID\" value=\"$postID\">\n";
        echo "  &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href=\"newPost.php\" onClick=\"AdminStuff.submit(); return false;\">Edit</a>\n";
        echo " | <a href=\"removePost.php\" onClick=\"AdminStuff.submit(); return false;\">Remove</a> ]\n";
        echo "</span>\n";        
        echo "</form>\n"; 

Right now, this generates the HTML as expected.. with the three hidden fields with the right information.
However, in newPost.php, the $_POST array is empty.

The code for newPost.php is as follows:

        echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"generatePost.php\" action=\"POST\">";
        echo "<textarea name=\"heading\" cols=\"40\" rows=\"1\">";
        echo $_POST['heading'];
        echo "</textarea><br>";
        echo "<textarea name=\"body\" cols=\"40\" rows=\"5\">";
        echo $_POST['content'];
        echo "</textarea><br>";
        echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" />";
        echo "<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"" . $_POST['postID'] . "\">";
        echo "</form>"; 

Any ideas? If there's any easier way, please let me know. I need the link to be a hyperlink, and to send the data with POST (not GET).

Thanks
-Rob

[Nightwalker83]

Hi,

Try putting both the html and the php in the one file and see if that helps!

[kows]

you do not need to do what Nightwalker83 suggested.

you're technically submitting your form via a link, and so if your browser is just going to newPost.php instead of submitting to it, this would be your problem. just use a submit button.

<input type="submit" name="edit" value="Edit" />
<input type="submit" name="remove" value="Remove" />

you could check if $_POST['edit'] or $_POST['remove'] exist and then either edit or remove the post accordingly.

[kows]

double post an hour later, somehow. whoops. delete this?